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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Revelation~

Chapter 8 – The Seven Trumpets
and poured them down, as we shall see, with

the rapidity of a flashing meteor, suddenly on

the empire. He regarded himself also as

devoted to Mars, the god of war, and was

accustomed to array himself in a peculiarly

brilliant manner, so that his appearance, in the

language of his flatterers, was such as to

dazzle the eyes of beholders.”

In speaking of the locality of the events

predicted by this trumpet, Mr. Barnes has this

note:

“It is said particularly that the effect would be

on ‘the rivers’ and on ‘the fountains of waters.’

If this has a literal application, or if, as was

supposed in the case of the second trumpet,

the language used was such as had reference

to the portion of the empire that would be

particularly affected by the hostile invasion,